Closing The Pressure Cooker; Setting The Pressure; Start Cooking - Russell Hobbs 14951 Instructions Manual

filling the pressure cooker
9 Put the ingredients in the pressure cooker with the recommended amount of water or liquid.
10 Don't fill the body of the pressure cooker more than two thirds full (4 litres) – this includes the
space taken up by the basket and trivet, if you're using them.
11 Don't fill more than half full (3 litres) if you're cooking foods that expand or may foam up (like
rice, dehydrated vegetables, pulses, cereals, apple sauce, cranberries, rhubarb and spaghetti).
For "non-expanding" foods or liquids, you can fill it up to two thirds full (4 litres).
12 Use at least 300ml (½pt) of liquid. This will suffice for up to 15 minutes cooking. When
cooking for more than 15 minutes, increase the amount of water by 150ml (¼pt) for each
additional 15 minute period or part period.

closing the pressure cooker

13 Hold the lid above the body and align the lid mark
with the arrow inside the front body handle.
14 Lower the lid on to the body, and push it gently down,
to compress the gasket slightly.
15 Turn the lid clockwise till the lid and body handles are
aligned. This will engage the lid and body flanges,
and free the lid lock, which will move in towards the
centre of the lid.

setting the pressure

16 The pressure selector has 4 positions:
t no pressure – you can only remove the pressure selector in this position
S no pressure – this is the steam release position
1 55 kilopascals – low pressure cooking (8psi)
2 105 kilopascals – high pressure cooking (15psi)
17 Move the pressure selector to the pressure setting you require. Most recipes use high
pressure (2).

start cooking

18 Put the pressure cooker on the hob and set the hob to maximum heat.
19 If you're using gas, don't let the flames lick up the sides of the pressure cooker. You'll damage
the handles, and you'll lose control of the cooking process.
20 If you're using any other heat source, use a ring or hotplate with a diameter the same as (or
slightly smaller than) the base of the pressure cooker.
21 As the temperature and pressure inside the cooker increase, steam will come out of the
centre of the pressure selector, and the pressure indicator will rise to fill the hole between the
lid lock and the pressure selector.
caution
don't touch the pressure indicator – you'll release pressurised steam, which may
cause scalding
22 Now reduce the heat to maintain a steady, gentle flow of steam from the pressure selector.
23 Start timing the cooking process at this point.
24 Regulate the heat to keep the steam just flowing: if the flow stops or increases, adjust the
heat accordingly.
25 At the end of the cooking time, turn off the heat and remove the pressure cooker from the
heat. It'll be hot, so hold it only by the handles.
, Steam will escape from round the front handle and pressure indicator during cooking – this is
normal, don't worry about it.
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